Costco Canceled Opening Of Highly Anticipated New Location

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Costco intends to open nearly two dozen new warehouses during the next decade. Northwest Arkansas is now exempt from such plans for growth.

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Costco has canceled a contract for a new warehouse in Lowell, Arkansas. The reasons behind Costco's decision to cancel the new site remain unknown.

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The Lowell store was closed after two months. The mayor of Lowell confirmed in mid-May that the company would open a warehouse on the southwest corner of Concord Street and Pleasant Grove Road.

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Northwest Arkansas' first and second Costco would have located in Lowell. Lowell is more than 200 miles from Little Rock, Arkansas's only Costco.

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The Lowell Costco was also less than 12 miles from Sam's Club's headquarters in Bentonville.

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Costco did not respond promptly to our queries about why it terminated the contract and whether it might rethink opening a plant in Northwest Arkansas.

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Other states' Costco customers are enjoying bulk products, $1.50 hotdog combinations, and famous rotisserie chickens, but Northwest Arkansas customers must wait.

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This summer, the company will open five warehouses across five states. Buckeye, Arizona, and Georgetown, Texas, both opened to visitors last week.

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The warehouses in Northeast Denver, Colorado, and North Canton, Ohio, will open on July 19 and August 17, respectively.

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The final Costco location in Marysville, California, will open in September, but the exact date is unknown.

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